Learn about how to use the Italian subjunctive tense to express your will or intention
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Consuelo: Ciao a tutti. Sono la vostra Consuelo. |
| Marco: Marco here. Lower intermediate series, season 2, Lesson 11. Everything You Expect From Italy and So Much More. Hello and welcome to the italianpod101.com, the fastest, easiest and most fun way to learn Italian. |
| Consuelo: I am Consuelo and thanks again for being here with us for this lower intermediate series, season 2 lesson. |
| Marco: In this dialogue, Giulia is calling Manuel on the phone again to find out whether everything went well with his shopping and to invite him to bowl tonight. |
| Consuelo: This conversation takes place on the phone. |
| Marco: The conversation is between Manuel and Giulia. |
| Consuelo: The speakers are friends. Therefore they will be speaking informally. |
| Marco: Attention listeners. |
| Consuelo: Comment |
| Marco: And comment some more. |
| Consuelo: It’s easy. |
| Marco: And asking questions really helps improve progress. Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Giulia: Pronto? Manuel? Ma cosa è successo? |
| Manuel: Ciao Giulia, scusa, era caduta la linea. |
| Giulia: Ah. Ma sono passati 20 minuti da quando è caduta, o sbaglio? |
| Manuel: Sì, scusami. |
| Giulia: Uomini, tutti uguali! Pretendo che se cade la linea tu mi chiami subito dopo! |
| Manuel: Scusa Giulia. |
| Giulia: Senti, tutto ok con il formaggio? |
| Manuel: Si, grazie. |
| Giulia: Stasera volevamo andare al bowling con Marcella. Vuoi venire? |
| Manuel: Ah, il bowling! Sì, vengo! |
| Giulia: Mi aspetto che tu venga a prendermi con la macchina per le otto, va bene? |
| Manuel: Ok, ok. Ci vediamo dopo allora. |
| Giulia: Ciao! 14. Manuel: Ciao! |
| Marco: Let’s here it slowly now. |
| Giulia: Pronto? Manuel? Ma cosa è successo? |
| Manuel: Ciao Giulia, scusa, era caduta la linea. |
| Giulia: Ah. Ma sono passati 20 minuti da quando è caduta, o sbaglio? |
| Manuel: Sì, scusami. |
| Giulia: Uomini, tutti uguali! Pretendo che se cade la linea tu mi chiami subito dopo! |
| Manuel: Scusa Giulia. |
| Giulia: Senti, tutto ok con il formaggio? |
| Manuel: Si, grazie. |
| Giulia: Stasera volevamo andare al bowling con Marcella. Vuoi venire? |
| Manuel: Ah, il bowling! Sì, vengo! |
| Giulia: Mi aspetto che tu venga a prendermi con la macchina per le otto, va bene? |
| Manuel: Ok, ok. Ci vediamo dopo allora. |
| Giulia: Ciao! 14. Manuel: Ciao! |
| Marco: And now, with the translation. |
| Giulia: Pronto? Manuel? Ma cosa è successo? |
| Giulia: Hello? Manuel? What happened? |
| Manuel: Ciao Giulia, scusa, era caduta la linea. |
| Manuel: Hi Giulia, sorry, I've been cut off. |
| Giulia: Ah. Ma sono passati 20 minuti da quando è caduta, o sbaglio? |
| Giulia: Ah. But it's been twenty minutes since that happened, right? |
| Manuel: Sì, scusami. |
| Manuel: Yes, sorry. |
| Giulia: Uomini, tutti uguali! Pretendo che se cade la linea tu mi chiami subito dopo! |
| Giulia: Men, all the same! I expect that if you got cut off you would at least call me right away. |
| Manuel: Scusa Giulia. |
| Manuel: Sorry, Giulia. |
| Giulia: Senti, tutto ok con il formaggio? |
| Giulia: Listen, is everything okay with the cheese? |
| Manuel: Si, grazie. |
| Manuel: Yes, thanks. |
| Giulia: Stasera volevamo andare al bowling con Marcella. Vuoi venire? |
| Giulia: Tonight we want to go bowling with Marcella, want to come? |
| Manuel: Ah, il bowling! Sì, vengo! |
| Manuel: Ah, bowling! Yes, I'm in! |
| Giulia: Mi aspetto che tu venga a prendermi con la macchina per le otto, va bene? |
| Giulia: I expect you to come pick me up by car by eight o'clock, is that okay? |
| Manuel: Ok, ok. Ci vediamo dopo allora. |
| Manuel: Okay, okay. See you later then. |
| Giulia: Ciao! |
| Giulia: Bye! |
| Manuel: Ciao! |
| Manuel: Bye! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Marco: Consuelo, do you like bowling? |
| Consuelo: Yes, although I am not that strong, I enjoy it very much. |
| Marco: Bowling has a long history dating back to the time of ancient Egypt. |
| Consuelo: Wow! |
| Marco: Is bowling famous in Italy as well? |
| Consuelo: Well not like soccer or other major sports but still has its number of fans. |
| Marco: I’ve heard that there is a sort of outdoor version of bowling played in Italy right? |
| Consuelo: Oh yes, it’s called bocce. The rules are a bit different though. |
| Marco: For example? |
| Consuelo: It’s played with plastic balls and of course you don’t have to strike the pins but get closer to the jack, the main smaller ball. |
| Marco: It looks interesting. |
| Consuelo: Yes, it is! But considering that it’s played mainly by elders, we don’t think about it as a main sport like soccer. |
| Marco: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Marco: The first word we shall see is |
| Consuelo: Succedere. |
| Marco: To happen. |
| Consuelo: Succedere. Succedere. |
| Marco: And the next word is |
| Consuelo: Cadere. |
| Marco: To fall, drop, tumble. |
| Consuelo: Cadere. Cadere. |
| Marco: And next we have |
| Consuelo: Uguale. |
| Marco: Equal, the same, like, even. |
| Consuelo: Uguale. Uguale. |
| Marco: And the next word is |
| Consuelo: Pretendere. |
| Marco: To expect. |
| Consuelo: Pretendere. Pretendere. |
| Marco: And next we have |
| Consuelo: Dopo. |
| Marco: After, afterwards, later. |
| Consuelo: Dopo. Dopo. |
| Marco: And today’s last word is |
| Consuelo: Allora. |
| Marco: So, then. |
| Consuelo: Allora. Allora. |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Marco: Consuelo, what word will we be studying today? |
| Consuelo: That’s the Italian pretendere. |
| Marco: To demand, claim, expect. |
| Consuelo: Yes. This word in Italian has a slightly different meaning compared to the English equivalent. |
| Marco: When do you use it? |
| Consuelo: Well if in English you say it mainly to make believe something, in Italian, we use it to get something, to demand something. |
| Marco: Let’s make an example. |
| Consuelo: For instance, pretendo che tu mi ascolti. |
| Marco: I expect you to listen. That sounds a bit strong. |
| Consuelo: Well, in a way it is strong. |
| Marco: What would you say to express the English to pretend then? |
| Consuelo: I’d use the verb fingere or fare finta. Fingere di essere malato. |
| Marco: To pretend to be sick. Okay we got it. Thanks again Consuelo. |
| Consuelo: Let’s take a look at today’s grammar point. |
Lesson focus |
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| Marco: Today we are going to continue our study of the… |
| Consuelo: Modo Congiuntivo. |
| Marco: Subjunctive mood. The subjunctive mood is also employed in subordinate clauses when the verb of the main phrase expresses the will to do something or the expectation about what is expressed in the secondary clause. For example, if we want to express will |
| Consuelo: Voglio che la mia opinione sia chiara. |
| Marco: I want to make my point clear. |
| Consuelo: Chiedete che partano subito. |
| Marco: You tell them to leave at once. To express expectation |
| Consuelo: Pretendo che mi vengano date spiegazioni convincenti. |
| Marco: I expect to be given satisfactory explanations. |
| Consuelo: Mi aspetto che il suo cane non abbai tutta la notte. |
| Marco: I expect that your dog doesn’t bark all night long. |
Outro |
| Marco: That just about does it for today. |
| Consuelo: Ready to test what you just learned. |
| Marco: Make this lesson’s vocabulary stick by using lesson specific flashcards in the learning center. |
| Consuelo: There is a reason everyone uses flashcards. |
| Marco: They work. |
| Consuelo: They really do help the memorization. |
| Marco: You can get the flashcards for this lesson at |
| Consuelo: Italianpod101.com |
| Marco: Okay, buonasera. |
| Consuelo: Arrivederci. |
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